Jeanie Beales
Vegan food doesn’t have to be difficult to prepare – in fact vegan food is pretty simple, tasty and healthy. Veganism is a way of living adopted by people who want to live without exploiting animals or causing them harm. Hence their policy of not only abstaining from meat, but from other animal products such … Read more
We tend to associate campfires with cooking with a Dutch oven, frying in a skillet, grilling or food on a stick, but there are other options, and one of them is steaming. Steaming enabling you to produce some tasty gourmet style dishes when out in the bush. Something every family seems to crave when out … Read more
“Why beans in a stockpile?” new prepper asks at a gathering. After a few withering looks from the assembled bunch, someone deigns to answer. “Well, it’s like this,” says the old-timer, counting off on his fingers: “1. Beans will fill yer belly 2. They don’t cost a lot 3. They are high in protein 4. … Read more
Every prepper knows the value of beans for the stockpile, and will have cans or dried beans stored. Pinto beans get their name from the Spanish for speckled bean, frijol pinto. In northern Mexico and the southwest of the U.S., they are the bean most likely to be produced, and across the U.S. are served … Read more
Ground beef has become one of those ingredients that most people have in the fridge or freezer, ready to create a quick meal. If the ground beef is fried, you can have a meal ready in less than 15 minutes, whether it’s a quick skillet mix or burger patties. In the recipes that follow, you’ll … Read more
Bread has been a survival staple since ancient times. Even the Roman soldiers carried hard tack with them on expeditions, and they were a staple carried on ships, sealed into barrels to protect them from seawater. In the 1700’s, the shortage of bread was part of the reason the riots leading to the French Revolution … Read more
In post-SHTF scenarios we have to assume you will be living off your stockpiled supplies, and maybe what you can grow in your survival garden or forage. As such, these recipes will look at basic ingredients just about everyone should have in their survival supplies, with the addition of some dried fruit and nuts and … Read more
Preparing and packaging ready to eat meals is well worth learning for every prepper. While useful and a central part of most bug out plans, commercially available MREs can get quite pricey and may not meet the specialized dietary requirements of all family members. Finally, newly packaged MREs can be hard to find. Many vendors … Read more
Survival depends on knowledge and pre-training for the very scary scenario of people bursting into your home and kidnapping you, or bundling you into a car while walking down the street. What’s even scarier is the thought of your children or partner being kidnapped. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports 421,394 cases … Read more
It doesn’t matter where in the world you are, if you’re into hunting or perhaps the lucky recipient of extra meat from a hunter, then preparation of a nutritious meal incorporating the hunter’s bounty, and items you may have grown in your survival garden is a great skill to master. Types of game and the … Read more